Pudding Recipes For When You Can’t Be Bothered With Crust

Summer is too hot to mess with all the fuss that crust entails when you want something sweet and homemade.

Enter pudding. It’s easy. It’s simple. It’s the way to go. Check out our favorite puddings, from fruity versions to decadent chocolate desserts. Take the pie out of the equation and just go with the filling. It’s awesome.

1. Mango Pudding

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This uber-sweet, tropical fruit is a perfect summer flavor for pudding. This recipe doesn’t take much, and we like it like that. Get our Mango Pudding recipe.

2. Butterscotch Pudding Pops

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Six ingredients: That’s all you need to make this treat a reality for your lazy summer days. Oh, and you’ll need to plan ahead, because freezing doesn’t happen in a half hour or anything. Get our Butterscotch Pudding Pops recipe.

Amy Sowder is a writer and editor based in NYC, covering food and wellness in publications such as Bon Appétit, Women's Health, Eat This, Not That!, Upworthy/GOOD, Brooklyn Magazine, and Westchester Magazine. She loves to run races, but her favorite finish lines are gelato shops. Learn more at AmySowder.com.